STABLING SUITABLE FOR CATTLE 36/ 



The partitions are all made of 2-inch material. The 

 4x4 pieces underlying them are pinned to the floor. 



The sketch on page 366 represents stall and manger 

 fixtures devised especially for the use of dairy cows. The 

 stalls are constructed on a raised cement platform, the 

 same as described on page 365. In these stalls the cows 

 are not tied. They are confined in the stall by a chain at 

 its rear, which extends from side to side of the stall. 

 The description following is virtually in the language 

 of the bulletin : 



The manger bottoms are raised 4 inches above the 

 floor. They rest on the 4 x 4-inch scantlings used as 

 bed pieces for the partitions. The mangers are 16 inches 

 wide inside on the bottom. The front side is 9 inches 

 high and slopes somewhat toward the stall. It has a 

 2 X 2-inch strip stretching along inside at the top to pre- 

 vent waste in the food fed. The rear part of the manger 

 is constructed as described in the sketch on page 365. 

 As the animals in these stalls are not tied, the partitions 

 were made 4 feet 4 inches high. 



Three special features appertain to this stall. The 

 first is the iron pipe shown at P in the illustration. This 

 runs through all the stall partitions at a point 4 inches 

 back from the stall side of the manger, and 35 inches 

 above the cement floor. This pipe keeps the cow from 

 moving forward into the manger and dropping manure 

 on the stall platform. The proper adjustment of this 

 pipe has an important bearing on the comfort of the cow, 

 as also on the efficiency of the stall. If properly placed, 

 the cow cannot move too far forward, but may stand at 

 ease with the head above the pipe or eat comfortably 

 with the head below it. The second is the swinging 

 gatelike part of the partition. It is intended to be 

 opened part way at least while the cow is being milked, 

 in order to give the milker more room than the single 

 stall affords, and to protect him from the movement of 

 the animal in the adjacent stall. The gate has a hasp 



